Current Events > Fast food prices have skyrocketed. People turning away. Fast food losing sales.

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Isn't that supposed to be a good thing? Fast food is generally unhealthy.

Humble_Novice posted...

Isn't that supposed to be a good thing? Fast food is generally unhealthy.

Yes.

The only reason people ever went to mcdonalds or other crappy fast food was cause it was cheap and fast, not cause it tastes great. Now it is expensive and still tastes bad, why would anyone keep going?

Yeah it sucks

the value menu stuff is like $3-4 and combos are like $10 and up its despicable is what it is

It has gotten stupid expensive. If it's gonna cost 25 bucks to feed two people I'd rather not. It being cheap used to be the draw, it's not good enough to justify premium prices

If that lady said it's due to wages increasing on a message board everyone would jump her and say how wrong she is.

To anyone who would like fast food and thinks its getting too expensive, I would suggest looking into apps from your favorite places.

Often times they offer deals, promotions, and a points system.

McDonalds and Wendys are particularly good. Ive gotten free McGriddles from there with no purchase necessary.

Its crazy when you think about.

You can go to Target and grab some kind of ground protein for like 4-5 dollars (like beef, chicken, pork, tofu), noodles for like 1 dollar a box, and jarred sauce for 1 dollar something cents. The portion of that spaghetti would be large enough to make several meals.

Or you can go to McDonalds and pay 12-14 dollars for a meal that will last you just once.

LightHawKnight posted...

The only reason people ever went to mcdonalds or other crappy fast food was cause it was cheap and fast, not cause it tastes great. Now it is expensive and still tastes bad, why would anyone keep going?

And it's rarely very fast anymore either bc the restaurants are understaffed. The last few times I've been to mcd's it took like 20 mins to get my food.

Hot and Spicy and a drink used to be 2.17.

It's now just around 4 dollars.

Bleuets posted...

To anyone who would like fast food and thinks its getting too expensive, I would suggest looking into apps from your favorite places.

Often times they offer deals, promotions, and a points system.

McDonalds and Wendys are particularly good. Ive gotten free McGriddles from there with no purchase necessary.

I noticed most places don't really have deals on the apps. McDonald's buy one get one free deals are probably the best you'll get

McDonalds is a non-starter for me. Wendy's still has the biggie bag which is great value and Burger King has plenty of coupons in their app at all times. Those are the only two that are needed from the traditional fast food chains.

I also just went to the grocery store for drinks and ice cream. Got two jugs of Snapple, 5 body armour drinks, and two pints of ice cream for 20 bucks. At Mickey-D's, 20 bucks gets you a big mac, fries, and a drink. Thats about it. It's absurd.

Yeah, used to be $5.99 for a 20 pc mcnuggets and now it's $11

ZannoL posted...

Its crazy when you think about.

You can go to Target and grab some kind of ground protein for like 4-5 dollars (like beef, chicken, pork, tofu), noodles for like 1 dollar a box, and jarred sauce for 1 dollar something cents. The portion of that spaghetti would be large enough to make several meals.

Or you can go to McDonalds and pay 12-14 dollars for a meal that will last you just once.

McDonalds is not that much, not sure what youre ordering

MarshMellow posted...

I noticed most places don't really have deals on the apps. McDonald's buy one get one free deals are probably the best you'll get

Some are better than others. I agree not all fast food apps offer great deals. I dont tend to eat at those places. Though I will say, sometimes even the apps with bad deals can have a good offer now and then.

ZannoL posted...

Its crazy when you think about.

You can go to Target and grab some kind of ground protein for like 4-5 dollars (like beef, chicken, pork, tofu), noodles for like 1 dollar a box, and jarred sauce for 1 dollar something cents. The portion of that spaghetti would be large enough to make several meals.

Or you can go to McDonalds and pay 12-14 dollars for a meal that will last you just once.

While I agree, it's almost like you're missing the convenience factor. People that have time to cook will generally go the Target route you mentioned. People that have 4 kids and 3 basketball games in a night can't always do that.

bnui_ransder posted...

Yeah, used to be $5.99 for a 20 pc mcnuggets and now it's $11

No way thats accurate

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4132224b.jpg

ZannoL posted...

Its crazy when you think about.

You can go to Target and grab some kind of ground protein for like 4-5 dollars (like beef, chicken, pork, tofu), noodles for like 1 dollar a box, and jarred sauce for 1 dollar something cents. The portion of that spaghetti would be large enough to make several meals.

Or you can go to McDonalds and pay 12-14 dollars for a meal that will last you just once.

$7 is too expensive for me still. Mind you I don't eat fast food often either especially now with the prices but there are ways to get ready made food for $5 or less still. Places like McDonald's were always too expensive for what they offer unless you went back to the days when grandpa could afford a house.

member when the fascist republicans were saying if we raised min wage the fast food would be 30 dollars lol

ZannoL posted...

Its crazy when you think about.

You can go to Target and grab some kind of ground protein for like 4-5 dollars (like beef, chicken, pork, tofu), noodles for like 1 dollar a box, and jarred sauce for 1 dollar something cents. The portion of that spaghetti would be large enough to make several meals.

Or you can go to McDonalds and pay 12-14 dollars for a meal that will last you just once.

now, which of these helps me when i'm out and about?

Bleuets posted...

No way thats accurate

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4132224b.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/2e1d8b74.jpg

Maybe he was looking at the 40 instead

They'll just blame it on having to pay workers more instead of simply saying "we want more money for the shareholders and C-Suite execs".

TheGoldenEel posted...

now, which of these helps me when i'm out and about?

Neither. $10+ is way too much if you need a meal on the go and McDonald's is shit anyway.

MC_BatCommander posted...

It has gotten stupid expensive. If it's gonna cost 25 bucks to feed two people I'd rather not. It being cheap used to be the draw, it's not good enough to justify premium prices

I get a 20% discount with the app. I get myself a large 10-piece meal or large Big Mac meal, my wife gets a double quarter pounder meal, and I get two Happy Meals for the kids for like $22 and some change.

Frozen meals at the grocery are $3 and are better food than a lot of fast food places. The only "cheap" fast food anymore is Taco Bell value menu, even that went up. But at least you can eat your fill for like $6 still - if you don't hate the food.

Chipotle for example and Chic Fila actually costs more than a local sit down restaurant. I actually complained here two years ago how my typical Chic Fila order went up like 2 bucks for no reason. In that time between then and now it is like 6 bucks more lol.

It's better just to buy a loaf of bread and lunch meat that will last a week. Saves money, lasts longer and is healthier. Come on yall

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/8a39857a.jpg

Stopped getting mcdonalds breakfast a month ago when i noticed i paid a lot more for breakfast sandwiches because they didnt have the BOGO deal anymore

pjnelson posted...

I get a 20% discount with the app. I get myself a large 10-piece meal or large Big Mac meal, my wife gets a double quarter pounder meal, and I get two Happy Meals for the kids for like $22 and some change.

That's way too much for a meal for 4. And your kids shouldn't be eating that trash. I gotchu fam, how's the same amount of home cooked food sound for $10 and it'll be ready in 5? You just gotta come on over to the back heheh.

LightHawKnight posted...

The only reason people ever went to mcdonalds or other crappy fast food was cause it was cheap and fast, not cause it tastes great. Now it is expensive and still tastes bad, why would anyone keep going?

Not only that but sometimes you can be waiting in that line for 15 to 20 minutes. The fastest option is calling ahead to a cheap Chinese place or the like.

A McDonald's cheeseburger costs almost $1.50 where I live. Still wouldn't eat it. If I had to go for fast food, I'll take Jollibee (cheaper and tastier).

Bleuets posted...

No way thats accurate

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4132224b.jpg

My bad, I have a habit of rounding up high

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4f47b619.jpg

Yes.

mazingetter posted...

A McDonald's cheeseburger costs almost $1.50 where I live. Still wouldn't eat it. If I had to go for fast food, I'll take Jollibee (cheaper and tastier).

Jollibee cheaper?!?!
Do you live in the Philippines?

Ww definitely eat far less than we used to. It's not worth the cost anymore.

there's no dodging rising prices when wages go up = everything else goes up to compensate for it.

stopping going to my favorite fast food place taco bell after the pandemic started. back then the price of a beef burrito wasn't more than 1.30$. it's 2.50$ now for a small beef burrito.

i can still have my burrito's. just once a week if i buy the ingredients i like and cook with it (less than 5-6$ for 3 big burrito's).
(3$ for bean and rice only = 2 big burritos).

FLAMING_EVIL_HOMER posted...

Jollibee cheaper?!?!
Do you live in the Philippines?

Yes.

MCDs is still fairly cheap. BK is the one who is out of control.

Grocery prices have gone down? What kind of bizarro land do you live in

I guess it's possible they just haven't gone up as much as some things but they're defintiely not going down

LightHawKnight posted...

The only reason people ever went to mcdonalds or other crappy fast food was cause it was cheap and fast, not cause it tastes great. Now it is expensive and still tastes bad, why would anyone keep going?

Because you're being worked half to death, and once you've clocked out for the day and are starting on your way back home, you realize you're going to be too exhausted to cook once you get there?

I got a 20 piece Mcnug and two large fries for under $7 using their app. And skipped the long ass line and had an employee bring it to my car. It's a lot harder but not impossible to get a value these days.

Also I don't think the grocery comparison is a great one in the first place. Cooking for yourself takes time, skill, appliances/utensils... it's not really that similar to buying fastfood other than that you end up fed at the end. A better comparison would be other restuarants. Which I have to say I feel liek they're not doing great in that department either. I can think of plenty of places near me that serve healthier, tastier food for comparable prices

God I'd love to live where you guys live where grocery prices are going down.... Last month I damn near shit myself at the 23 CAD for a pack of 4 chicken breasts, compared to early last year when you could get them for 15 CAD. A single red onion where I live is 3 dollars, whereas last year it was 2 bucks.

Fast food got even more expensive, my regular combo which would cost around 14 bucks went up to over 20 dollars this year. Honestly, can't wait to move out of this province... its way too expensive to live here based on the average salary of people who live here. Sure it isn't as expensive as the bigger cities, but 40k/y shouldn't be the bare minimum to live here.

SpawnShadow posted...

Because you're being worked half to death, and once you've clocked out for the day and are starting on your way back home, you realize you're going to be too exhausted to cook once you get there?

Just make a sandwich. It'll taste better, cost less and won't take 20 minutes because there's no workers.

A burger is basically a sandwich

Local fast food places are both better and considerably cheaper here. Id always get Chops, Sunkats or Mischief and Mayhem over McDonalds.